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How I Rebuilt My Blog From Scratch With AI
I tore this entire site down to the studs and rebuilt it with Astro 7, with an AI doing the heavy lifting. Here's the story, and the start of a series.
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Posts about AI.
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return posts.sort((a, b) => b.data.date.valueOf() - a.data.date.valueOf());
}
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/** Whole minutes at ~200 words per minute, never less than 1. */
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return Math.max(1, Math.round(words / 200));
}
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}
/** Whole minutes at ~200 words per minute, never less than 1. */
export function readingTime(post: Post): number {
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return Math.max(1, Math.round(words / 200));
}
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return posts.sort((a, b) => b.data.date.valueOf() - a.data.date.valueOf());
}
/** Whole minutes at ~200 words per minute, never less than 1. */
export function readingTime(post: Post): number {
const words = (post.body ?? '').split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;
return Math.max(1, Math.round(words / 200));
}
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return posts.sort((a, b) => b.data.date.valueOf() - a.data.date.valueOf());
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/** Whole minutes at ~200 words per minute, never less than 1. */
export function readingTime(post: Post): number {
const words = (post.body ?? '').split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;
return Math.max(1, Math.round(words / 200));
}
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return posts.sort((a, b) => b.data.date.valueOf() - a.data.date.valueOf());
}
/** Whole minutes at ~200 words per minute, never less than 1. */
export function readingTime(post: Post): number {
const words = (post.body ?? '').split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;
return Math.max(1, Math.round(words / 200));
}
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schema: ({ image }) =>
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return posts.sort((a, b) => b.data.date.valueOf() - a.data.date.valueOf());
}
/** Whole minutes at ~200 words per minute, never less than 1. */
export function readingTime(post: Post): number {
const words = (post.body ?? '').split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;
return Math.max(1, Math.round(words / 200));
}
const blog = defineCollection({
loader: glob({ pattern: '**/*.mdx', base: './src/content/blog' }),
schema: ({ image }) =>
z.object({
title: z.string(),
date: z.coerce.date(),
tags: z.array(reference('tags')).default([]),
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summary: z.string().optional(),
related: z.array(reference('blog')).default([]),
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);
return posts.sort((a, b) => b.data.date.valueOf() - a.data.date.valueOf());
}
/** Whole minutes at ~200 words per minute, never less than 1. */
export function readingTime(post: Post): number {
const words = (post.body ?? '').split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;
return Math.max(1, Math.round(words / 200));
}
const blog = defineCollection({
loader: glob({ pattern: '**/*.mdx', base: './src/content/blog' }),
schema: ({ image }) =>
z.object({
title: z.string(),
date: z.coerce.date(),
tags: z.array(reference('tags')).default([]),
draft: z.boolean().default(false),
summary: z.string().optional(),
related: z.array(reference('blog')).default([]),
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import.meta.env.DEV ? true : !data.draft,
);
return posts.sort((a, b) => b.data.date.valueOf() - a.data.date.valueOf());
}
/** Whole minutes at ~200 words per minute, never less than 1. */
export function readingTime(post: Post): number {
const words = (post.body ?? '').split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;
return Math.max(1, Math.round(words / 200));
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};
apply();
document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', apply);
export const person = buildPiece({
'@id': ids.person,
'@type': 'Person',
name: AUTHOR.name,
url: `${SITE.url}/`,
jobTitle: AUTHOR.occupation,
sameAs: Object.values(SOCIALS),
});
export const postUrl = (post: Post) =>
`${SITE.url}/blog/${post.id}/`;
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// ClientRouter swap (the new document arrives without the class).
const apply = () => {
const stored = localStorage.getItem('theme');
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apply();
document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', apply);
export const person = buildPiece({
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'@type': 'Person',
name: AUTHOR.name,
url: `${SITE.url}/`,
jobTitle: AUTHOR.occupation,
sameAs: Object.values(SOCIALS),
});
export const postUrl = (post: Post) =>
`${SITE.url}/blog/${post.id}/`;
// Apply the theme before first paint, and again after every
// ClientRouter swap (the new document arrives without the class).
const apply = () => {
const stored = localStorage.getItem('theme');
const dark = stored
? stored === 'dark'
: window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
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};
apply();
document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', apply);
export const person = buildPiece({
'@id': ids.person,
'@type': 'Person',
name: AUTHOR.name,
url: `${SITE.url}/`,
jobTitle: AUTHOR.occupation,
sameAs: Object.values(SOCIALS),
});
export const postUrl = (post: Post) =>
`${SITE.url}/blog/${post.id}/`;
// Apply the theme before first paint, and again after every
// ClientRouter swap (the new document arrives without the class).
const apply = () => {
const stored = localStorage.getItem('theme');
const dark = stored
? stored === 'dark'
: window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
document.documentElement.classList.toggle('dark', dark);
};
apply();
document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', apply);
export const person = buildPiece({
'@id': ids.person,
'@type': 'Person',
name: AUTHOR.name,
url: `${SITE.url}/`,
jobTitle: AUTHOR.occupation,
sameAs: Object.values(SOCIALS),
});
export const postUrl = (post: Post) =>
`${SITE.url}/blog/${post.id}/`;
// Apply the theme before first paint, and again after every
// ClientRouter swap (the new document arrives without the class).
const apply = () => {
const stored = localStorage.getItem('theme');
const dark = stored
? stored === 'dark'
: window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
document.documentElement.classList.toggle('dark', dark);
};
apply();
document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', apply);
export const person = buildPiece({
'@id': ids.person,
'@type': 'Person',
name: AUTHOR.name,
url: `${SITE.url}/`,
jobTitle: AUTHOR.occupation,
sameAs: Object.values(SOCIALS),
});
export const postUrl = (post: Post) =>
`${SITE.url}/blog/${post.id}/`;
// Apply the theme before first paint, and again after every
// ClientRouter swap (the new document arrives without the class).
const apply = () => {
const stored = localStorage.getItem('theme');
const dark = stored
? stored === 'dark'
: window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
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};
apply();
document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', apply);
export const person = buildPiece({
'@id': ids.person,
'@type': 'Person',
name: AUTHOR.name,
url: `${SITE.url}/`,
jobTitle: AUTHOR.occupation,
sameAs: Object.values(SOCIALS),
});
export const postUrl = (post: Post) =>
`${SITE.url}/blog/${post.id}/`;
// Apply the theme before first paint, and again after every
// ClientRouter swap (the new document arrives without the class).
const apply = () => {
const stored = localStorage.getItem('theme');
const dark = stored
? stored === 'dark'
: window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
document.documentElement.classList.toggle('dark', dark);
};
apply();
document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', apply);
export const person = buildPiece({
'@id': ids.person,
'@type': 'Person',
name: AUTHOR.name,
url: `${SITE.url}/`,
jobTitle: AUTHOR.occupation,
sameAs: Object.values(SOCIALS),
});
export const postUrl = (post: Post) =>
`${SITE.url}/blog/${post.id}/`;
// Apply the theme before first paint, and again after every
// ClientRouter swap (the new document arrives without the class).
const apply = () => {
const stored = localStorage.getItem('theme');
const dark = stored
? stored === 'dark'
: window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
document.documentElement.classList.toggle('dark', dark);
};
apply();
document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', apply);
export const person = buildPiece({
'@id': ids.person,
'@type': 'Person',
name: AUTHOR.name,
url: `${SITE.url}/`,
jobTitle: AUTHOR.occupation,
sameAs: Object.values(SOCIALS),
});
export const postUrl = (post: Post) =>
`${SITE.url}/blog/${post.id}/`;
// Apply the theme before first paint, and again after every
// ClientRouter swap (the new document arrives without the class).
const apply = () => {
const stored = localStorage.getItem('theme');
const dark = stored
? stored === 'dark'
: window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
document.documentElement.classList.toggle('dark', dark);
};
apply();
document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', apply);
export const person = buildPiece({
'@id': ids.person,
'@type': 'Person',
name: AUTHOR.name,
url: `${SITE.url}/`,
jobTitle: AUTHOR.occupation,
sameAs: Object.values(SOCIALS),
});
export const postUrl = (post: Post) =>
`${SITE.url}/blog/${post.id}/`;Posts about AI.
· 5 min read
I tore this entire site down to the studs and rebuilt it with Astro 7, with an AI doing the heavy lifting. Here's the story, and the start of a series.